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ACH098: Fr. Stephen Badin was the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States, a title he took great pride in. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us about this gruff, rigid man who was also a tender and caring pastor, a man who traveled well over 100,000 miles in pursuit of souls for Christ.

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• This strong-willed adventurer was the first priest ordained in the U.S.
• Who Was Stephen Badin? | Stories | Notre Dame Magazine
• The Role of Father Badin’s Slaves in Frontier Kentucky
• American Catholic History pilgrimage to the Kentucky Catholic Holy Land in 2021
• CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Stephen Theodore Badin
• Stephen Badin – Wikipedia

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